Rural Call Completion Update: FCC Invites Comments on Waiver Requests, Possible Clarifications [telecom]

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By FHH Law, CommLawBlog, May 6, 2014

As we reported last year, the Commission adopted new rules designed to increase its ability to monitor, and correct, the "frequent and pervasive" problem of failed telephone calls to small towns and rural areas. While those new rules took effect several months ago, it appears that a number of bugs, or possible bugs, still need to be worked out in the reporting system. We know this because a number of requests for waivers have already been filed, and the Commission itself is wondering whether certain categories of call attempts described in Appendix C of the Rural Call Completion Order need to be clarified or modified.

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Neal McLain